Compound adjectives are formed by combining two or more words that together modify a noun. When placed before the noun, they are usually hyphenated. Understanding when and how to form them makes your writing more precise and natural.
Practice
Which is correct?
We stayed in ahotel near the beach.
Put the words in the correct order:
Which is correct?
He works for acompany based in Tokyo.
Put the words in the correct order:
Choose the correctly formed compound adjective.
It was adecision that surprised everyone on the board.
Which sentence is correct?
Put the words in the correct order:
We stayed in a luxuryhotel.
She has a longcommute every morning. (two hours)
They just signed alease.
I need to write asummary by tomorrow. (ten pages)
We booked atrip to Berlin.
He drives acar that runs perfectly. (bought used)
They have aprobation period at that firm. (six months)
It was abrand across Europe. (everyone knows it)
We had a _____ delay at the airport.
They adopted a _____ dog from the shelter.
She's reading a _____ novel for her book club.
He made a _____ decision without asking anyone.